"Let's Get It On" is a song by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released June 15, 1973, on Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Records.

When originally conceived by Townsend, who was released from a rehab facility for alcoholism, it was written with a religious theme.

In an article for Rolling Stone magazine, music critic Jon Landau wrote of the song: "Let's Get It On" is a classic Motown single, endlessly repeatable and always enjoyable.

It begins with three great wah-wah notes that herald the arrival of a vintage Fifties melody.

Above all, it has Marvin Gaye's best singing at its center, fine background voices on the side, and a long, moody fade-out that challenges you not to play the cut again.

In 2001, when the album Let's Get It On was reissued by Motown as a two-disc deluxe edition release, the original demo that Gaye had recorded with lyrics by Kenneth Stover was included.

[10] The single has gone on to sell over 1 million copies in the United States, and was certified Platinum in sales by the RIAA.

"[13] A bluegrass version of the song was later recorded by Shannon Lawson on his 2002 album Chase the Sun.

"[17] Two years later, in June 2018, Sheeran was again sued on similar grounds, this time for $100 million in damages by Structured Asset Sales, owners of one-third of the copyright to "Let's Get It On".